Tag Archives: Dandy

s.v. Superb GY526

Technical

Official Number: 58749
Launched: 1871
Net Tonnage: 56
Length: 68.4 ft
Breadth: 19.0 ft
Depth: 9.35 ft
Rig: Dandy – trawling
Built: J. Banks Jnr, Kilpin Pike

History

1871: Completed by J, Banks Jnr, Kilpin Pike for Thomas Raddings, Goole as SUPERB.
1871: Registered at Goole on Shipping Register.
10.1874: Sold to Thomas Raddings, 1 Fish Dock, Gt Grimsby. Registered at Grimsby (GY526).
9.1881: Sold to James Brown, 5 Waterloo Terrace, Spencer Street, New Clee, Lincolnshire.
7.1889: Sold to Charles H. Saunby, Fish Market, Fleetwood (managing owner).
1891: Registry closed.

Changelog
23/02/2009: Page published.
08/02/2015: Added more information.

s.v. Proceed FD163

Technical

Official Number: 69827
Completed: 1875
Net Tonnage: 56
Rig: Dandy
Built: ??, Lowestoft
Owner: James Foster, 25 Clapham Road, Lowestoft

History

1875: Completed by ??, Lowestoft as PROCEED.
1875: Registered at Lowestoft (LT82).
1.1.1880: Owned by James Foster, 25 Commercial Road, Lowestoft.
9.1898: Lowestoft registry closed.
14.9.1898: Registered at Fleetwood (FD163).
9.4.1900: Fleetwood registry closed. Sold to be broken up.

Changelog
23/02/2009: Page published.
18/01/2015: Information updated.

sv Moss Rose FD123

Additional material by Ian Wilson

Technical

Official Number: 95716
Completed: 1889
Gross Tonnage: 51
Net Tonnage: 51
Length: 67.3 ft
Breadth: 18.5 ft
Depth: 8.75 ft
Rig: Dandy
Built: Page & Co, Lowestoft

History

1889: Completed by Page & Co, Lowestoft for William J. Davis, 13 Haward Street, Lowestoft as MOSS ROSE.
29.10.1889: Registered at Lowestoft (LT278).
1908: Owned by Mrs Florence E. Fuller, Lowestoft (Sydney C. Fuller, 104 Bevan St, Lowestoft, manager).
1909: Sold to Sydney C. Fuller, The Prairie, Lowestoft.
27.6.1910: Sold to James William Fogg, Fleetwood (Richard Ashcroft, Blakiston St, manager).
20.8.1910: Lowestoft registry closed.
22.8.1910: Registered at Fleetwood (FD123).
5.9.1912: Tonnage altered to 24.92net. New Fishing Certificate issued.
9.9.1918: Sold to Edwin Hugh Ashcroft, John Bagot Ashcroft and Richard Bagot Ashcroft, Fleetwood.
11.2.1920: Sold to Walter Daniel Cowman and William Cowman, Whitehaven.
16.8.1920: Sold to William Mahood, Portavorgie, Co. Down.
17.1.1921: Sold to William & Robert Mahood, Portavorgie, Co. Down.
1927: Sold to William A. Glenn, The Shore, Portavogie and William & Robert Mahood, Portavorgie, Co. Down (William Glenn managing owner).
23.3.1927: Fleetwood registry closed “Ceased fishing”. Transferred to Belfast.
24.3.1927: Registered on the Shipping Register at Belfast.
7.1934: Auxiliary motor installed. Re measured 51g 35n
16.7.1934: Re registered as auxiliary motor. FATE?

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sv Moss Rose FD123

sv Moss Rose FD123
Picture courtesy of The George Westwood Collection.

Changelog
22/02/2009: Page published. 2 updates since then.
10/06/2022: Added an image.

s.v. M.A.G. FD69

Technical

Official Number: 78230
Completed: 1877
Net Tonnage: 54
Length: 63.0 ft
Breadth: 18.8 ft
Depth: 9.1 ft
Rig: Dandy
Built: Mills & Blake, Southtown, Gt Yarmouth

History

Dandy – trawling

1877: Completed by Mills & Blake, Southtown, Gt Yarmouth for G. R. King, Gt. Yarmouth as M.A.G. Registered at Yarmouth (YH721).
1.1.1880: Owned by George Gibbs, High Street, Gorleston.
1878: Sold to W. Burdett-Couts, Gt. Yarmouth.
1884: Transferred to North Sea Trawling Co Ltd, Gt. Yarmouth.
1886: Sold to F.S. Leleu, Gt. Yarmouth.
1888: Sold to Hewett & Co, Gorleston & London.
1891: Sold to Richard C. Ward, 12 Alfred Terrace, Fleetwood (managing owner).
2.9.1891: Registered at Fleetwood (FD69).
10.7.1903: Sold to George Evans, 14 Marmion Rd, Hoylake (managing owner), later at 1 Lake Road, Hoylake.
25.4.1911: Tonnage altered to 23.30net. New Fishing Certificate issued.
27.7.1917: Sold to Herbert Pritchard, 4 Thirlmere Roar, Everton, Liverpool.
12.2.1918: Sold to Alfred Coker Jnr, 20 Castle Street, Liverpool.
31.12.1919: Fleetwood fishing registry closed. No longer fishing. “ Vessel converted into a derrick barge for river use only”.
1924: Fleetwood shipping registry closed.

Changelog
21/02/2009: Page published.

s.v. Corsair FD90

Additional information courtesy of Christine Simm

Technical

Official Number: 54819
Completed: 1866
Net Tonnage: 57
Length: 64.4 ft
Breadth: 17.6 ft
Depth: 9.7 ft
Rig: Dandy – trawling
Built: James Hoad & Brothers, Rye

History

1866: Completed by James Hoad & Brothers, Rye for Henry Knott, Grimsby as CORSAIR.
6.6.1866: Registered at Grimsby (GY183).
3.4.1868: Reported that the Board of Trade had recently presented a medal to Sk. John Dickson for rescuing the crew of the Cette (Sète) registered ship NEPTUNE which was abandoned in sinking condition on Nov 10, 1866; and for leaving his fishing to convey them to Hull.
3.1869: Re-registered at Grimsby (GY123).
3.1877: Sold to J. P. Powell, Grimsby.
25.12.1877: John Duffield and Joseph Joys, fisher lads, charged with breaking into the cabin of the smack. Sentenced to two months hard labour.
10.8.1878: By order of the mortgagees. FISHING – SMACKS IN THE MARKET – Messrs Chapman and Brocklesby offered for sale on Saturday the fishing smacks CORSAIR and GRACE DARLING. The bidding began considerably below their value, they were withdrawn by the mortgagees.
10.1878: Sold to Walter Moody, Cleethorpes.
1.1880: Sold to Sk. Stephen M. Kendall, Cleethorpes.
5.12.1885: At about 9.00am. when some 190 miles from Spurn (Sk. S. M.Kendall), sighted a vessel flying signals of distress. Upon bearing down on the vessel it was identified as the Norwegian brig, ELIZABETH of Christiania (Capt Petersen), coal laden Seaham for Christiansand and in sinking condition.The punt was lowered and the four crew taken onboard, the captain stating that one crew member had been washed overboard and drowned.
8.12.1885: Survivors landed at Grimsby.
1.1.1888: Owned by Stephen M. Kendall, 4 Watkin Street, West Marsh, Grimsby.
4.1888: Sold to George E. J. Moody, Cleethorpes.
5.1888: Sold to Robert Allan, Ayr. Grimsby registry closed.
05.1888: Registered at Ayr (AR29).
4.10.1888: On coming into Fleetwood when crossing the bar in collision with the smack CYGNET (FD15). Suffered minor damage, CYGNET’S bowsprit carried away and at one time both in danger of grounding.
6.3.1890: In boisterous weather in the Irish Sea had the top mast carried away and smashed.
1891: Sold to Thomas Parkinson, 43 Victoria Road, Fleetwood.
11.1891: Ayr registry closed.
21.11.1891: Registered at Fleetwood (FD90).
17.5.1892: Against a head wind some forty smacks left Fleetwood for the fishing grounds, attracting a great deal of attention from the visitors as they tacked down the channel.
18.5.1892: Returned to port having lost all her fishing gear, snagged on a wreck.
1.1.1893: Thomas Parkinson, managing owner.
1.1.1895: Owned by George Fogg, 80 Victoria Street, Fleetwood (managing owner).
29.10.1900: Fleetwood registry closed “Vessel broken up”.

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s.v. Corsair FD90

s.v. Corsair AR29
Picture courtesy of Alan Hirst

Changelog
19/02/2009: Page published. 2 updates since then.
26/06/2015: Information updated. Picture added.
10/10/2023: History updated.